Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting increases long-term survival in elderly patients† | Zendy

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Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting increases long-term survival in elderly patients†

Author(s) -

Matteo Pettinari,

Paul Sergeant,

Bart Meuris

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezu206

Subject(s) - medicine , internal thoracic artery , propensity score matching , myocardial infarction , surgery , stroke (engine) , artery , coronary artery disease , bypass grafting , survival rate , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting is extensively underused in coronary artery bypass graft surgery and it is mostly preserved for patients under the age of 70. The purpose of the present study was to compare outcomes in propensity score-matched patients aged 70 years or greater using a BITA, with patients using a single internal thoracic artery (SITA) graft.

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